can a guru lay some knowledge on me about the "pro" way to quickly convert xvid avi w/ 23.976 fps to xvid avi w/ 25 fps? i tried just editing the fps info (via a program i found here) and that didnt work correctly. TIA
I have X Video Converter that can do the job with ease, but it's not a free program. You may want to check if there's a trial version: http://www.aoamedia.com/videoconverter.htm Also, make sure you have the codecs needed. Good Luck!
cool, thanks for the tip scf_au! i will try that tommorow when i get back to the PC i am using to try all these programs out. and there is a free trial of it! today i tried River Past Video cleaner... i set it to take my 23... xvid avi and save it as 25 xvid avi. the size came out huge, would have to be 3 discs!! LOL so obviously i had the quality settings to high or something. still, i notched off a chunk of the file and burnt it to try in my player. didnt work correctly, although it was "closer". so maybe its more than just fps fighting me, i guess i will figure it out at some point. but i am excited to try the X Video Converter... it may "default" to the propper settings, for lack of a better term, and make things easy for me!! i will post my results
Dear bigmatty, I tested before posting my first reply, and tested more before posting this. Here goes: 1) Every time X Video Converter works like a chime. 2) File size does increase significantly from 23 to 25 fps. So if you're worried about file size, click 'advanced setting' and use the slider to balance between quality and file size. Good luck!
Change the fps to 25 and then re-encode the audio, changing its length to match the new running time. Personally I would just leave it 23.976fps though since most equipment in PAL areas handles NTSC fine.
Why would you wish to do that? (Just wondering.) AVIs don't really have a 'standard', they can be 16fps or 27fps or whatever they are encoded at... L8R
wow! first off let me say thanks to EVERYONE that has been replying on this... its great to see "senior memebers" helping me out. -i am trying the X Video right now, it will be later tonight before I can try it in my player. -i am actually in NTSC zone, and the only reason I have "latched on" to the 25FPS is because: I have a DivX/XviD DVD player (new purchase, $49) and it plays only some of the XviDs I feed it. Before installing AVICodec and GSPOT the only real common thread I found was: 25fps play fine, others dont. Now, that dosent mean that is the real problem, that was just my "quick take" on it. I have to wait until later tonight when i get home, but i can post the details of some that work and some that dont. (that answers a couple of the questions) -i will give the change fps and re-encode audio thing a try too, as I am open to trying anything until i figure it out!!!
Dear snake2005, No. But there's no pal nor ntsc yet in avis. On the other hand, many programs (e.g Nero, DVDSanta) let you choose between the two before transcoding.
